Research Article
Determinants of Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake among Women in Ilorin, North Central Nigeria: A Community-Based Study
Table 2
Respondents’ awareness, attitude, and uptake of cervical cancer screening.
| Variables | (%) |
| Aware of screening | | Yes | 228 (67) | No | 110 (33) | Aware of benefits of screening | | Yes | 226 (66.9) | No | 112 (33.1) | Attitude to screening | | Positive | 327 (97) | Negative | 11 (3) | Screening uptake | | Yes | 27 (8.0) | No | 311 (92.0) | Number of times | n = 27 | Once | 7 (25.9) | Twice | 8 (29.6) | Three or more times | 7 (25.9) | Cannot remember | 5 (18.5) | Reasons for not screening | n = 311 | Low risk perception | 113 (36.3) | Husband did not agree | 7 (2.3) | Fear of being tagged promiscuous | 38 (12.2) | High cost of screening | 43 (13.5) | Fear of been diagnosed of cancer | 18 (5.8) | Did not know where to go for screening | 62 (19.9) | Others | 31 (10.0) |
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